Catching Fire

This support paper is intended to give both a technical and theoretical background for my thesis show. The primary exploration is wood firing and its ability to capture the flames movement in the kiln. This work is inspired by transient natural phenomena. I draw the comparison between the movement of the flame and as through the kiln, their ability to modify the surface of the vessels in the kiln, and the natural forces that shape geographic features in nature. The transient nature of flames can be captured and frozen on the surface of the works that I stack in the kiln. These natural media simply allow us to see currents and otherwise unseen fluid patterns that are constantly permeating our surroundings. Outlined as well is the construction of the Georgia Southern University Anagama (Dorothy) and the troubleshooting and modifications that it underwent during the course of developing my thesis work.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis (open access)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Department of Art

Year dc:date.available

2011

Author dc:creator

• Winsemius, Ian Robert

Contributors dc:contributor

• Marc Moulton
• Christina Lemon

• ETD
• Transience
• Anagama
• Fluidity
• Ceramics
• Porcelain
• Stoneware
• Catenary
• Bisque
• Glaze
• Natural phenomena
• Flames
• Kiln
• Wood firing
• Currents
• Geography

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/158

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu:etd-1158